WhatsApp New Feature Aids Screen-sharing During Video Calls

Meta’s instant messaging platform, WhatsApp has introduced screen-sharing, a new feature that will enable its users to share presentations or documents during live video calls.

The chief executive, Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, who disclosed this on Tuesday via a post on his Instagram channel alluded that, with this feature, users can now share presentations or documents during live video calls just as it is on traditional video conferencing platforms.  

The feature, which was first released for some beta testers on Android in late May, can be accessed by tapping or clicking the ‘Share’ icon. Users can choose between sharing a specific app or their entire screen.

“Whether sharing documents for work, browsing photos with family, planning a vacation or shopping online with friends, or just helping grandparents with tech support – screen sharing lets you share a live view of your screen during the call. 

You can initiate screen sharing by clicking on the ‘Share’ Icon and choosing between sharing a specific application or sharing the entire screen,” Zuckerberg explained.

The CEO said, the screen-sharing feature has started rolling out on Android, iOS, and Windows Desktop in a phased manner. That means you may not see the feature immediately but should soon.

Zuckerberg said with the feature, sent messages can still be edited 15 minutes after it has been sent. Before then, users had to either delete a message or send a correction in a separate message.